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85 pc Kenyans unhappy with current economic situation -poll

NAIROBI, Kenya, March 2-A new study conducted by Afrobarometer has revealed that 85 percent of Kenyans are unhappy with the current economic situation, a 30pc rise from the 55 percent figure reported in  2016.

Speaking today during the release of the survey findings, Professor Paul Kamau, the Associate Director at the Institute for Development Studies(IDIS), UON said that almost nine out of 10 citizens described the country’s economic condition as “fairly bad” or “very bad”.

IDIS is the one that houses the Afrobarometer Kenya branch.

“After recording significant gains between 2014 and 2019, Kenyans’ assessments of the country’s overall direction, the national economy, and their personal living conditions have taken a nosedive,”

Further, findings showcased that 74 pc of the 24,000 Kenyans interviewed believe that the country is going in the wrong direction economically with young parents more concerned about the situation.

“The survey which was conducted in November 2021 also found that substantial proportions of the population frequently went without a cash income, needed medical care, enough clean water, enough food, and enough cooking fuel during the previous year,” said Afrobarometer.

Based on these deprivations, most citizens said that the government is performing very badly on managing the economy, improving the living standards of the poor, and keeping prices stable.

This report comes soon after Kenyans angrily took to Twitter last week to decry an increase in food prices calling on the government to step in.

The overall rate of inflation in January was 5.39 pc down from 5.73 pc recorded in December 2021 with the prices of commodities under food and non-alcoholic beverages increasing by 8.89 pc.

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